At Innovation Pathways for Africa Frontiers (IPAF), we develop and implement health system programs that are grounded in evidence, innovation, and community engagement. Our core programs address two critical pillars of emergency and essential healthcare: Medical Oxygen and Blood Systems. We also provide Advisory Support Services to government, partners, healthcare facilities, and stakeholders across Africa.
Is your clinical team trained on oxygen management? Are oxygen infrastructure challenges limiting care?
Talk to us — our oxygen programming strengthens capacity where it matters most: resource-limited hospitals and under-resourced health systems.
Access & Infrastructure
We address barriers to oxygen access and pulse oximetry availability at all levels of care — from rural health posts to referral hospitals. We tackle issues such as infrastructure gaps, supply shortages, and equipment maintenance.
Sustainable Supply Models
We support the implementation of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models tailored to different contexts, ensuring the sustainable operation and management of PSA (Pressure Swing Adsorption) oxygen plants.
Capacity Strengthening
Our hands-on training and mentorship programs equip healthcare workers and biomedical engineers with the skills needed for the proper use, maintenance, and repair of oxygen equipment.
Help save lives.
We support the establishment of donation centers, cold chain systems, and community outreach programs — all essential for ensuring a reliable, safe, and adequate blood supply across Africa.
Community Engagement
We mobilize communities to boost voluntary, non-remunerated blood donation from regular, reliable donors.
Donor Management Solutions
We design home-grown, evidence-based strategies to recruit and retain blood donors through accessible donation points, responsive reward systems, and awareness campaigns.
Workforce Development
We train healthcare workers on donor management and transfusion services, while also building local capacity to maintain and repair cold chain systems.
Sustainable Infrastructure
We advocate for long-term public-private partnerships that enable investment in blood infrastructure and safe transfusion services.
We provide technical and strategic support to governments, counties, and facilities to resolve system-level bottlenecks that hinder the delivery of quality care.
Landscape analysis and situation assessments
Public-private partnership (PPP) modelling
Health systems strengthening
Healthcare supply chain management
Market shaping and access strategy design
Advocacy and stakeholder engagement
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Operations Research (MEOR)
Our team works closely with Ministries of Health, county health departments and facility managers across Africa to co-develop scalable, sustainable solutions owned and driven by local stakeholders.
